Figures Of Speech

Question 1

figures of speech

Answer 1

literary devices which help to create imagery

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

created by comparing two things that are not alike. this can also be created by stating that one thing is said to be another

Question 3

simile

Answer 3

a metaphor that uses special comparison words such as “like”, “as”, or “than” to compare two, unlike things

Question 4

personification

Answer 4

provides an inanimate object with human qualities or characteristics

Question 5

onomatopoeia

Answer 5

a word that tries to imitate the sound it describes

Question 6

alliteration

Answer 6

occurs when a group of two or more words repeat the same initial consonant sounds

Question 7

metaphor examples

Answer 7

• he is a star in hollywood
• he has toothpick legs
• the blanket of snow surrounded the valley of gold
• the news you bring is a dagger to my heart

Question 8

simile examples

Answer 8

• he had legs like toothpicks
• his pear-like nose was blistered
• the baby’s bottom was as smooth as silk
• she is faster than a speeding bullet

Question 9

personification examples

Answer 9

• the sun smiled down on the happy village
• the computer spat out information
• death is waiting at the end of the battlefield

Question 10

onomatopoiea examples

Answer 10

• the chains rattled and I moaned as the cat meowed

- the wind howled and whistled

Question 11

alliteration examples

Answer 11

• he hurried horror- driven
• over the cobbles he clattered and clashed
• kings create chaos